Join us to clean up this stretch of the beautiful black water Withlacoochee River.
The river is very low, so be sure to bring a rope for the front of your boat, for dragging through Clyattville-Nankin Shoal and possibly over other rocks along the way.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 4 PM, Saturday, November 22, 2025
Put In: Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, 6499 Knights Ferry Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601, in Lowndes County.
GPS: 30.71205, -83.45554
Continue readingJoin us at the historic railroad station in Alapaha, Georgia, near Sheboggy Boat Ramp on the Alapaha River, the most upstream public landing on the WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail.
The schedule starts with a parade at 10:30 AM.
There will be music, food, and other vendors.
WWALS members, come help at that WWALS booth!
When: 9 AM, Saturday, November 08, 2025
Put In: Alapaha Station, 245 NE Railroad Street, Alapaha, Georgia 31622
GPS: 31.38103, -83.222412
![[WWALS Booth at Alapaha Station Celebration, Alapaha, Georgia, Alapaha River 2025-11-08]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-11-08--alapaha-station-celebration/many.jpg)
WWALS Booth at Alapaha Station Celebration, Alapaha, Georgia, Alapaha River 2025-11-08
Update 2025-11-05: After some rather contentious testimony, the Berrien County Commission denied the subdividing request. WWALS videos to come. See also below about the other GORA request.
Here are the minutes from the first two meetings with the Public Hearings for the Cole Livingston proposed subdivision on Bradford and Strawder Roads and Old Valdosta Highway, at the Berrien County Planning Commission.
The actual decision will be made this evening, November 4, 2025, at 6 PM, by the Berrien County Commission, at 201 North Davis Street, Nashville, Georgia 31639.
These were received in response to a WWALS open records request, which is at the end below.
![[Minutes of August and September, Berrien Planning Commission, Plus maps, Received 2025-10-21]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-10-21--berrien-gora-response/many.jpg)
Minutes of August and September, Berrien Planning Commission, Plus maps, Received 2025-10-21
The Minutes are for these Berrien County Planning Commission meetings: Continue reading
Hahira, Georgia, November 4, 2025 — Join experienced naturalist and swamp guide Chris “Turtleman” Adams for a leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle on our mini-Okefenokee just west of Lakeland, Georgia. There may be bats. That’s at 4:45 PM this Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Chris Adams, aka Turtleman, is a very experienced naturalist and former guide at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. He has often paddled with us at Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge. He runs the Wiregrass Ecological and Cultural Project, bringing awareness to the heart of the Deep South and showcasing its natural & cultural communities. You’ll enjoy his insights.
This Outing is honoring Veterans, who get free entry.
Gather 4:45 PM, launch 5:15 PM, moonrise 5:39 PM, sunset 5:41 PM, end 6:45 PM, Wednesday, November 5, 2025
We will put in and take out at Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT). GPS: 31.034824, -83.096725
Continue readingThis is a nonprofit fundraiser supporting WWALS Watershed Coalition Inc.
It’s for the whole month of November 2025.
You can donate here:
https://www.gagives.org/story/WWALS-GAGIVES-2025
![[WWALS Day of Giving, #GAGIVES 2025, All Month, November 2025]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-11-02--day-of-giving/fbmany.jpg)
WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Many other organizations already promote paddling, swimming, fishing, birding, and other water-related activities hereabouts, as does WWALS for fun and education. WWALS exists to assist positive changes and to resist invasive problems, using strategies such as environmental monitoring and tactics such as outings and events in that advocacy.
![[Knights Ferry to Nankin Clean Up, Withlacoochee River, Low Water; bring a rope, Saturday, November 22, 2025]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-11-22--kf-nankin-cleanup/fbmany.jpg)
![[Paddle with naturalist and swamp guide Chris Turtleman Adams, Full Beaver Moon Paddle, Sunset, and maybe bats at Banks Lake 2025-11-05]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-11-05--full-beaver-moon-paddle-pr/fbmany.jpg)